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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't know. People will proudy tell you they are staunch conservative anti socialist, all while collecting a check from the government

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

To be fair, social programs aren't Socialism.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

I know people that work at an electric consumer cooperatives that are the same way. Nothing says capitalism more than communal ownership I guess. :/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Then, what are them? (Legit question)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Social Programs are just functions of government, they don't necessarily have any direct ties to Mode of Production. There are examples of Socialist social programs, such as Single Payer Healthcare where everyone along the Healthcare chain is a government employee and the Healthcare industry as a whole is owned and run by the Workers via the state, but most single Payer Healthcare programs heavily involve privatized companies that are paid by the state.